Posted by David on February 19, 1999 at 02:16:54:
In Reply to: Re: Oil/water/coolant posted by N8 on February 19, 1999 at 00:52:16:
I think you guys hit the nail right on the head. Fortunately there's only a little on the oil cap. The dipstick looks fine but I'm going to change the oil anyway. Thanks for your help!
: If you start to get more than just a little bit of moisture on your oil cap start checking your oil in the crankcase..... if you have a faulty head gasket, warped head (highly unlikely) or a cracked head it can get water into your oiling system, and water does hell to oil pumps and bearings.......
: keep an eye on it, I would change the oil ASAP and set the old oil in a pan in a dry place, see if it seperates into an oil/water sludge..
: keep us informed tho.........
: : What you are seeing is moisture mixing with your oil and clinging to surfaces that you can see like oil cap and often times a dip stick. This is very common in the winter especially in the extreme cold. This also is very common on vehicles built from the late 60's to the mid 80's. If the problem gets worse and you start seeing clumps of the milky oil on your dipstick you might want to have a mechanic check it out for you. But for now I would just change the oil and the filter and keep an eye on your oil level. If the oil level should increase between oil changes you have a problem that should be corrected soon. I might add that my 76 Maverick Stallion has done this since it was new. Also just for your info this is quite common in the GM 2.3 quad four motors.
: : : I found a creamy light brown deposit under my oil cap. Any ideas what this is?